Derailer



M. U. McFEELY ET AL v DERAILER Filed June 28, 1926 ATTORNEY WITNESS: v

Patented Oct. 19, 1926. i p

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MAM-HAS U. MerEELY AND MICHAEL ANDRASHAK, or HEILWooD, PENNSYLVANIA.

DERAILER.

Application inea June 28, 192e. "serial No. 119,125.

The object of this invention is the pro body, opposite its hooked edge 2, has its vision of a block for derailing runaway opposite edge, flanged downwardly to procars on mine or Vother tracks, which blocli vide the saine with an angle lip 10, and is characterized by simplicity in construc this lip is adapted to be arranged on the 45 tion and reliability and efficiency in practivopposite side of the head of the rail to that cal use. engaged bv the hook 2.

To the attainment of the foregoing, the lVhen the vdevice is positioned as shown in invention consists in the improvement as Figure l of the drawings, it will be aphereinafter described and definitely claimed. parentthat the wheels of the car approach- 5o Tn the drawings: ing the block in either direction will con- Figure l is a plan view showing the imtact with either of the angle walls 5 or 6 proveinent in applied position. of the flange and be guided thereby od of Figure 2 isa side elevation thereof. the rail. By this simple construction and Figure 3 is a sectional view on the line arrangement of parts any disastrous acci- 55 3 3 of Figure 2. dents to runaway cars or trains will be rlhe derailing block is wholly constructed avoided.` The device, whilel of metal, is of of metal and is of a desired length and a light construction and may be easily carwidth, The bloc-lr includes a central por ried, positioned and removed by a single tien which l will term a body l. The body hand. 60

has a down turned flangel merging into an Having described the invention, we claim:

inwardly directed lip 2( This forms the. A derailing block including a body whose body with a. rail engaging head. The flat upper :tace is arched, and whose outer face under face of the body rests on the top of a is formed with an inwardly directed lip rail 3. rlhe top of the body is arched, as at forming a rail engaging hook, said body 65 4, and the inner face of the body is formed having its rear formed with a downwardly with `an `upstanding flange that provides directed inclined lip and the top of the guides for the rail. The flange is of a great body being fianged upwardly, said flange er length than the body, and the said flange, having its inner face, from the center therefrom the center thereof, is inclined out-wardof, inclined outwardly in opposite direc- 7U ly from the body in opposite directions, as tions, said flange being of a greater length indicated by the numerals 5 and 6, respecthan that of the body and having outwardly tively. The ends of the flange provided extending parts providing arched planes with the inclined faces 5` and 6 are formed which merge into the rounded face of the with outwardly extending flanges in the body, a web connecting the angle portions 75 nature of arched planes 7, respectively, of the flange and said web having an openwhich merge into the rounded wall 4 of the ing therethrough to provide a hand grip. body l. The angle flanges 5 and 6 are con- In testimony whereof we afiix our signanected by an outer web 8, and this web is tures.

formed with an aperture 9 to afford a hand hold whereby the block may be easily car- MATHIAS U. MGFEELY. ried and quickly arranged on a rail. The MICHAEL ANDRASHAK. 

